M E S H U G G A H G O D S O F R A P T U R E From their amazing '94 EP "None" Yep... This will be the first Meshuggah tab ever on Ultimate-guitar. Meshuggah is a great band that people should really start listening to.. Comments: Meshuggah play seven-string guitars tuned down a semitone to Bb. This is transcribed for a six-string, so tune to Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb, and you'll never miss that last string, cause you can't play those solos anyway can you ;) Definitely use fat strings if you want a good sound, at least 12's. Generally one dash is a 16th note or a 32nd note in length, so either ---- or -------- is one beat. Be very careful with the rhythms in Meshuggah songs, they are not instinctive until you really know the song. The rhythms are transcribed very accurately in this document. Notation explanation: --------- -5:--4:-- Time Signature changes. If you don't understand, listen -4:--4:-- to the song. --------- The most important things needed to sound like Meshuggah is to nail the rhythms accurately, and to palm mute the right notes. Pay attention to those P.Ms. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Riff A /== 1 =============\/== 2 ==============\ Db||---------------------|------------------||-------------------| Ab||*-4:-4343432432434324|7:-34343243243432*||4:-34343243243432--| Eb||*-4:-2121210210212102|8:-12121021021210*||4:-12121021021210--| Bb||---------------------|------------------||-------------------| P.M ................ .............. .............. Play Riff A Then play this cool section: Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|- Ab|4-4-4324--4-4324|-4-4324--4-4324-|4-4324--4-4324-4|-4324--4-4324-4-|- Eb|2-2-2102--2-2102|-2-2102--2-2102-|2-2102--2-2102-2|-2102--2-2102-2-|- Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|- P.M. . .... . ....| . .... . .... |. .... . .... .| .... . .... . | Gb|6---------------|5---------------|6---------------|5---------------|- Db|6---------------|5---------------|6---------------|5---------------|- Ab|4---------------|3---------------|4---------------|3---------------|- Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|- Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|- Db -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| Ab -|4324--4-4324-4-4|324--4-4324-4-43|24--4-4324-4-432|2:-4--4-432| Eb -|2102--2-2102-2-2|102--2-2102-2-21|02--2-2102-2-210|4:-2--2-210| Bb -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| |.... . .... . .|... . .... . ..|.. . .... . ...| . . ...| Gb -|6---------------|5---------------|6---------------|---5-------| Db -|6---------------|5---------------|6---------------|2:-5-------| Ab -|4---------------|3---------------|4---------------|4:-3-------| Eb -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| Bb -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------| Play Riff A again Riff B Db|-------3---------3-|--3-------3-----|------3---3-----|3---------3---3-|- Ab|4:-----1---------1-|--1-------1-----|------1---1-----|1---------1---1-|- Eb|4:-0000----000000--|------0000----00|000---------0000|----000000------|- Bb|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|- P.M .... ...... .... .. ... .... ...... Db -|----3---------3-|--3-------5-----|------3---3-----|3---------3---3-| Ab -|----1---------1-|--1-------3-----|------1---1-----|1---------1---1-| Eb -|0000----000000--|------0000----00|000---------0000|----000000------| Bb -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| .... ...... .... .. ... .... ...... Play Riff B 2x Riff C Db|----------------| Ab|4-----444-------| Eb|2-----222-------| Bb|----------------| P.M. ... Play Riff C 4x Riff D Db|--5-6-7-----5-6-|7-----5-6-7-----|5-----4-----3---| Ab|--5-6-7-----5-6-|7-----5-6-7-----|5-----4-----3---| Eb|0-3-4-5-0-0-3-4-|5-0-0-3-4-5-0-0-|3-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-| Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff D 4x Then play: Db|----3---------3-|-----3---------|-------------------|---------------| Ab|----1---------1-|3:---1---------|4:-5-5---5-5---4-4-|3:----rest-----| Eb|0000----000000--|4:-------------|4:-5-5---5-5---4-4-|4:-------------| Bb|----------------|---------------|---3-3---3-3---2-2-|---------------| P.M.... ...... . . . . . . Riff E /= 3 =\ /= 3 =\ Eb|2-------222-----|--2--------2--2-|2--2--2-------2-|--------2-2-2---| Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| P.M. ... . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff E 2x Under solo, play Riff E 4x playing Gb rather than F (fret 3 rather than 2) Then play Riff E 2x on G (fret 4) Play Riff E 1x on Eb (open) Then play: Eb|0-------00-hold-|--0-------0----0|----0-----------|------rest------| Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| P.M. . . . Riff F Db|----------------|----6------------|----------------|----------------|- Ab|6---------------|----4-4-5-4-3----|--3-4-5---------|5-------4-------|- Eb|4-4---5---6-----|--2---2-3-2-1----|--1-2-3-----335-|--2-4-5-2-2-----|- Bb|--2---3---4-----|-----------------|----------------|--0-2-3---0-----|- P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Db -|----------------|--------------4-|----------------|--5-4-----------| Ab -|6---------------|------------5---|3-4-2-----2-----|--3-2-5-2-4-----| Eb -|4-4---5---6-----|--2-4-5-6-4-----|--2-0-----0-----|------3-0-2-----| Bb -|--2---3---4-----|--0-2-3---------|----------------|----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . Under solo, play Riff F 2x (wicked riff!) Play Riff B 2x Play Riff C 6x Play Riff D 4x Then play: Db|2-------2-------| Ab|2-------2-------| Eb|0-------0-------| Bb|----------------| Riff G /== 1 ==============\/== 2 ==============\ Db||----/3=\/= 3 =\---------|-------/= 3 =\-4---||-------/= 3 =\-5---| Ab||*5:---------------------|4:-------------3--*||4:-------------4---| Eb||*4:--3--4--3--4---------|4:-5---6--5--6-2--*||4:-5---6--5--6-3---| Bb||-----1--2--1--2---------|---3---4--3--4-----||---3---4--3--4-----| P.M . . . . . . . . . ^-this is a triplet eighth rest, followed by 4 triplet quarters Play Riff G 2x Then drop to a half-time tempo, and play: Eb|555-----555---555---------------| Bb|333-----333---333---------------| P.M... ... ... Riff H Eb|44-4--4-44-44-4-|-4--4-44-4--4-44|-44-4--4--4-44-4|--4-44-44-4--4--| Bb|22-2--2-22-22-2-|-2--2-22-2--2-22|-22-2--2--2-22-2|--2-22-22-2--2--| Play Riff H 4x and end on low Bb chord. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This song is Meshuggah at their best. E-mail me with any comments, questions, criticism... Provided by Jason Mathie so give him the credit! generalvido@hotmail.com